The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-26
FROM THE TOMB.
Ghostly Visitors That Come Back of
Nights
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
On tho south side OF Madison street, be-
tween Elm and Plum, stands three story
red brick dwelling. This house within the
past two weeks has been an object of awe
and interest among the neighbors. Any eve
ming, after dark, for the past two weeks lit
tie groups of curious people have surrounded
the premises The story goes that the house
is frequented by spirits and spectres. Reputa-
BILE and reliable neighbors say that they have
been eyewitness of the most remarkable
phenomena on the premises. The house is
owned by family named Baker. The Bakers
live on the first floor. Up TO few days ago
the upper part of the house was tenanted by
Mr.. g. Ludeke, the leader Of the orchestra
at Harris Museum, and his family About
three months ago ''old man. Baker as he
was Familiarity known among the neighbors,
and little Edna Ludeke died.
THE TWO DEATHS
occurred the same night The man died of
old age, the little girl of diphtheria. Edna
Ludeke was a beautiful and interesting
child. She was bright and apt, with
passion for music, and in the even time, as
her father played the violin for her, would
dance and caper about the house in
childish glee, her long golden hair
nodding and waving and tossing as
she kept time to the tune. For
several weeks after the two deaths nothing
unusual was noticed about the house. One
evening few nights ago the neighbors who
command a view of the back porch were
awe-struck 10y a strange, weird spectacle.
1t was about 7:S0 o'clock. The night was
still and calm and the moon shone brightly.
Sudden as a fash there appeared on the back
porch two female figures. Tho figures were
full length Both were clad in the long,
flowing, spotless white.
GARB OF THE sEPULcHRE
One was the form of child with long hair
falling carelessly over the shoulders. Neigh
bors who knew the little one well and saw
her daily in life, Immediately recognized in
the sprite little Edna Ludeke. The other
form was larger and more mature The eye
witnesses, of whom there were fully dozen,
at once came to the conclusion that it was
daughter of the Baker family who passed
away some years ago, when Just budding
into womanhood. The two spectral figures
waltzed weirdly back and forth on the
porch, while the pale, trembling and
amazed spectators looked on awe-stricken
and breathless Silently, noiselessly, with
ghostly tread, the two figures foated to and
fro their white garments fluttering in the
evening breeze. This continued for three or
four minutes: then, quick as fash, strange
ly and suddenly as they had come,
THE FIGURES VANISHED.
The next evening the spectators of the
startling sight, and others who had heard Of
the phenomenon, were on the alert for sec
ond visitation. At the same hour as on the
previous evening the same two spectral
figures reappeared They were not full
length this time, as on the first evening.
Only the heads and busts were visible.
Limbless, footless, the two figures floated in
mid-air. The moon was again in the
heavens, and its bright rays shone full upon
the spectral forms. In a twinkling, while
score of witnesses looked eagerly on, the two
female figures merged into one, and forth
came the form of a man, full length, and
CLAD IN WHITE
The spectators recognized in the new fig
ure the deceased Baker Lets see what it
is" said a gentleman who was looking on to
a group that stood about him. ''All right
said the other, and they started forward.
As they did SO the figure stretched its arm
before it and, clasping its hands before it as
a swimmer does who Is about to dive,
plunged head foremost off the porch and
vanished in air. The third night the
watchers were again on the alert. This
night the phenomenon assumed a different
form Instead of figures there appeared at
the window wave Of light. It seemed to
be about foot square 1t was light that
looked like gaslight. 1t would contract and
then expand again, but never to exceed its
original dimensions. Occasionally it would
suddenly change from its square shape to a
long, narrow streak of light. Then it disap-
peared altogether. A moment later there
appeared in its stead
BLooD-RED BALL OF LIGHT
as large as a saucer. This fitted about like
a will o'the-wisp. 1t darted through space,
to and fro, first here and then there. After
a minute or two it vanished as mysteriously
as it had appeared These strange happen
ings SO impressed Mrs Ludeke, the mother
of the deceased little Edna, that she pre-
vailed upon her husband to seek an
other dwelling, and the family moved to
new residence few days ago. The affair is
the neighbors keep nightly vigils in expecta-
lions Of return Of the ghostly visitor.